Text tattoo ideas

2,685 photos and flash · 86% Lettering, 26% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black lettering tattoo reading i came. i swam. i conquered. in a condensed typeface across the inner wrist and forearm, with a raised fist and a lake behind.
Three-line quote tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo from behind of a fine line script tattoo reading lux in tenebris on the upper back, with the figure's hair in a loose bun.
Lux in tenebris script on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple zombie hand rising through a green banner reading CREEPIN IT REAL, with a bone at the base.
Zombie hand and CREEPIN IT REAL banner
Colour tattoo of a pink Truffula tree with a green stem above a black quote reading Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, on a forearm.
Truffula tree and quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo in a serif typeface reading Strength is what we gain from the madness we survive, across a shoulder and upper back.
Strength quote tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey photo of a serif lettering tattoo reading "; not ended" across the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Semicolon and "not ended" on a wrist
Woman seen from behind in a red lace dress with an open back, showing a small black script lettering tattoo across her upper back.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an owl in flight carrying an envelope, inked on the outer thigh.
Owl carrying a letter on a thigh
Two inner forearms with matching black fine line tattoos: an arrow above the words I'm the arrow, and a moustache above the words You're my bow.
Matching arrow and moustache forearm tattoos
Black brush-style lettering design repeating the word HAHA in staggered, overlapping rows, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Haha brush lettering design
Close-up of black block lettering reading DANGER ZONE tattooed on the inside of a lower lip, pulled down by two fingers.
Danger Zone lettering on lower lip
Black lettering reading 'Not all those who wander are lost' with two bird silhouettes, tattooed along the side of a foot near the ankle.
Quote tattoo with birds on a foot
Black and grey script tattoo on the upper back reading a rain quote, surrounded by shaded water droplets that run down beneath the text.
Quote and raindrops across upper back
Black lettering tattoo reading a quote in a handwritten script, running along the inner forearm.
Quote in script along a forearm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon stick figure girls holding hands with the words sisters by and a small red heart, on the top of a foot.
Stick figure sisters on a foot
Black and grey lettering tattoo running down the spine of a bare back, partly covered by black ribbons crossed over the skin.
Lettered quote running down the spine
Black fine line script tattoo reading na mo amituofo along the ribs of a woman wearing a black bra, seen from the side.
Fine script phrase along the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo on the side ribs, with a two-line quote above Roman numerals in a serif font.
Script quote and Roman numerals on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of the quote 'No matter how far life pulls you back eventually you move forward' with a grey arrow across the ribs.
Quote and arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line script lettering reading NOT all who WANDER are LOST, placed on the lower leg near the ankle.
Quote lettering on a lower leg
Two photographs of small black typewriter-style lettering tattoos on the inner forearm, reading heart over mind and courage over fear, with a dark knit sleeve pushed up.
Typewriter words on forearm: heart, mind, courage, fear
Colour traditional tattoo of a stack of books with lettered spines reading There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more, on a lower arm.
Stacked book spines with lettering on a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo on the ribs reading Without struggle, There is no progress, shown beside a pink top.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading These violent delights have violent ends runs along a forearm.
Handwritten quote script along a forearm
Black line drawing of the words OFF WITH HER HEAD arranged in the shape of a playing card club, with a spiral in the top lobe, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Off with her head lettering in a club shape
Black script lettering tattoo reading every day is the start of something beautiful across the upper chest, near the collarbone, with a grey patterned fleece worn open.
Script quote across the upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of a treble and bass clef forming a heart, with the script words Where words fail, Music speaks below it.
Clef heart and quote tattoo on skin
Two palms face up showing small black typewriter-style lettering on the inner wrists, reading like the wind and i am free.
Two wrist quotes in black lettering
Rear view of two women kneeling side by side in swimwear, with black lettering tattooed across the lower back of the woman on the right.
Lettering tattoo on lower back, two women
Black and white line drawing of a palm tattoo design with symbols on the fingers, a sunburst eye and the words Deus Ex Machina, in a blackwork and geometric style.
Palm design with sunburst eye and numerals
Pencil and ink sketch of a small girl with her hair in a bun, holding balloon strings behind her back, with the words Sometimes you have to let go, to be able to move on around a circle.
Girl releasing balloons with circular quote sketch
Back view of a woman in a blue sports bra with a small black fine line script tattoo reading Run Free on her upper back.
Run Free script on upper back
Black script lettering reading The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You'll Have Tomorrow, with a blue awareness ribbon, tattooed on a person's side ribs.
Script quote and blue ribbon on ribs
Black fine line bird silhouettes and lettering tattoos across a woman's upper back, including the word freedom.
Bird and word tattoos across a back
Close-up of the words bad wolf in small lowercase serif lettering in pale grey ink on the side of a torso.
Small lettering reading bad wolf on the side
Fine black Roman numeral tattoo reading XII XIII XXIV in clean lettering on the side of the ribs.
Roman numerals on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading "we're all mad here." in a typewriter-style serif font, running across the inside of a forearm.
"We're all mad here" quote on forearm
Small black typewriter-style lettering reading Be good across the middle finger of a hand, in a lettering style.
Be good lettering on a finger
Pen sketch of a tattoo design on lined paper showing a semicolon above the words INHALE and EXHALE, with two opposing arrows between them.
Inhale and exhale semicolon design sketch
Black and grey photograph of the words NORMAL PEOPLE SCARE ME in block lettering tattooed on the inner wrist, with leather and metal bracelets worn below it.
Normal people scare me quote on wrist
Black block lettering reading BEER GOES HERE across the web of a hand between the thumb and index finger, with coloured tattoos partly visible at the edges.
Beer goes here lettering on hand
Handwritten black ink script on white paper reading I exist as I am, that is enough, with an attribution beneath, shown as a lettering design with no body placement.
Handwritten quote in script
Close view of a woman's lower abdomen at the beach with a small fine line script tattoo reading live love wander, placed above the bikini bottoms.
Small script tattoo on the hip at the beach
Black lettering reading HIC ET NUNC, set in a serif style, running diagonally across a man's forearm.
Hic et nunc lettering on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo of a three line quote on the ribs, with a hand resting above it.
Script quote along the ribs
Fine line black script reading Saved by Grace with a small cross tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Saved by Grace script and cross on forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading don't let your fears win along the inner upper arm.
Script quote on upper arm
Black ink hand-lettered script with flourished swashes reading "Shit's totally fucked, let's eat pizza", with a small pizza slice drawn below, sketched in a notebook.
Hand-lettered script with pizza slice sketch